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A simple DIY Ice Cream Cake

Heather Walker July 15, 2018

A summer birthday calls for ice cream.  My daughter requested Strawberry and cookie dough ice cream cake.  I accepted the challenge and kept it so easy that it only took me a total of 20 minutes to whip this up.

Here's what you'll need:

Round cake pans & plastic wrap

1 box of cake mix (I used vanilla)

2 gallons of ice cream (I used strawberry and cookie dough)

Fruit for the top

simple diy ice cream cake - lovely matters lifestyle blog - heather walker photography

How to assemble:

Divide the cake batter in two separate pans.  Bake.  Cool.

I then scooped ice cream in a cake pan lined with plastic wrap to create the top layer.  Place in freezer.

Then I let the remaining ice cream defrost until soft and dumped into two cake pans lined with plastic wrap.  Freeze for a couple hours.

Once everything was nice and solid I simply stacked the layers on a cake plate and placed back in freezer until the party.

DIY ice cream cake - lovely matters lifestyle blog - heather walker photography

My daughter and her sweet friends gave it rave reviews.  This was the detail that made her 12th Birthday extra memorable.  I'm glad I accepted the challenge.

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